The average acceptance rate of the 10 West Virginia colleges that have competitive admission is 83.60% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.06%. The acceptance rate at 3 West Virginia colleges increased and the rate of 7 colleges decreased.
Bethany College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 60.49%. University of Charleston (64.53%) and West Liberty University (72.12%) are following it in the list of Tightest West Virginia Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Bethany College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Charleston also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,325 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,660 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Bethany College Bethany, WVPrivate, 4-year | 60.49% 4.43% | 16.50% | - | $34,126 | 623 | 42.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Charleston Charleston, WVPrivate, 4-year | 64.53% 3.20% | 23.98% | - | $21,610 | 3,059 | 41.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 3 1 | West Liberty University West Liberty, WVPublic, 4-year | 72.12% 1.97% | 27.97% | 1,010 | $17,116 ($8,732) | 2,315 | 61.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Wheeling University Wheeling, WVPrivate, 4-year | 75.18% 2.53% | 10.75% | - | $29,475 | 749 | 70.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 - | West Virginia University Morgantown, WVPublic, 4-year | 86.26% 2.12% | 25.55% | 1,120 | $27,360 ($9,648) | 24,741 | 62.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 - | Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year | 89.65% 1.74% | 20.80% | 950 | $20,600 ($9,700) | 1,748 | 40.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 - | Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WVPublic, 4-year | 95.65% 0.21% | 33.00% | 1,010 | $19,082 ($8,642) | 3,235 | 47.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 - | West Virginia State University Institute, WVPublic, 4-year | 96.37% 0.19% | 7.48% | 955 | $15,219 ($9,499) | 3,785 | 35.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 - | Marshall University Huntington, WVPublic, 4-year | 96.46% 0.42% | 27.74% | 1,020 | $20,294 ($8,942) | 10,691 | 49.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 - | Fairmont State University Fairmont, WVPublic, 4-year | 99.24% 0.75% | 34.27% | 965 | $18,372 ($8,454) | 3,498 | 46.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 83.60% | 22.80% | 1,004 | $22,325 ($9,088) | 5,444 | 49.30% | 14 to 1 |